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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
1
The Association Of Manufacturers met in Chicago last week to discuss price increases for higher priced furniture. Company leaders outlined strategies to offset rising material costs and maintain profit margins.
Protest swelled in Chicago as National Furniture Manufacturers Association warned tariffs will raise prices on low grade furniture and mirrors. Pine lumber costs surged from 50 cents to 1 per 1000 feet, and glass, hardware, and paper prices climbed, signaling higher end costs for homes and rooms nationwide.
The furniture trade notes a rise in raw material costs since Congress adjourned. J S Linton, secretary of the Furniture Manufacturers' Association, says the glass duty will raise costs and that furniture is selling too low, with hopes for better prices ahead.
The Modern Woodman Lecture Course presents the Sterling Jubilee Quartette on December 11. Jubilee singers are expected to draw a large crowd in Ashton with plantation melodies and camp meeting songs. Tickets go on sale December 9 at Gazette Book Store for 35 cents.
Thanksgiving services were held at 10 30 with a church bazaar and Ladies Aid dinner and supper at the parsonage. Proceeds totaled 50 dollars. The quarterly communion was postponed to next Sunday due to weather and Rockford's population is listed at 49000 in the new directory, up 1500 since March 1908.
The tenth International Live Stock Exposition at Union Stock Yards Chicago draws huge crowds with record entries in horses cattle sheep and swine. Railroads offer lower fares and the show promises top entertainment lodging and safety for visitors as exhibitors prize winners and major firms vie for honors.
An elderly woman who is the mother of Mrs. Sarah George slipped on stairs last week and cracked two ribs. Ms. Piper is recovering well, and observers note her escape from serious harm given her advanced age. Mrs. Piper
The annuial election of officers for the Modern Woodmen of America will occur at their next regular meeting to be held Monday evening December 13th. Wm. H. Gibson of Oregon was in this city on business yesterday.
A mosaic of local visits and greetings from Dixon and nearby areas. Residents like Eva and Minnie Moon, Cora Payne and daughter, and Ida Billmire visit relatives. Will Bates returns to his operator role. machine sales and shop perks mix with holiday gifts at the Gazette Book Store. Thanksgiving drive supports Cherry mine families.
Illinois State Food Commissioner warns that cold stored eggs held eggs and preserved eggs sold as fresh mislead consumers. The bulletin notes perishable eggs deteriorate and misbranding constitutes fraud under state law. Prosecutions loom for vendors.
After a year of court sessions, the Dixon drainage case is settled. Landowners and commissioners agreed to a 240000 dollar assessment to finance the main ditch, which will be wide enough to drain heavy rainfall and serve about 30000 acres. Attorneys C E Gardner and Charles Wooster represented Rochelle and Amboy, with Mrs Henry Stephan and Edna visiting Rochelle Friday.
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